The Color of Ancient Sea Dinosaurs Revealed-meg mickelsen

Born in the 90s, just a few years after the legendary cinematic event Jurassic Park was filmed, I, a child captivated by the mysteries of dinosaurs, have been plagued by one ever pressing question.  What color were dinosaurs?  From Barney purple to more natural shades a khaki and olive green, dinosaurs have been depicted in many different hues, proving that this question has tormented and perplexed mankind  since the 1800s when the first dinosaur fossils were discovered and named.  Yet, this mystery reaches even further into history of mankind.  Many of the Greek and Roman orgre and griffin legends suggest that they discovered dinosaur fossils; furthermore, over 2,000 years ago chinese texts references "dragon bones," which were most likely dinosaur fossils.  Surely, this question also occurred to these ancient scholars upon their discovery of this majestic and terrifying beast.  Finally, scientists are making advances to solve this enigma.  In the age of the dinosaurs, these disturbingly chicken-like creatures ruled the seas as well as the land.  Beasts such as the mosasaurs and ichthyosaurs danced in the ancient blue that covers most of our beloved planet. Pigment pristinely preserved in the fossilized skin of these ancient ocean monsters has now revealed them to be deep shiny black, similar to the leatherback turtle.  The leatherback turtle survives in a freezing climate, partly due to it's incriminating size but also because of it's dark skin's ability to soak up the warm rays of the sun when it basks on the surface of the sea.  These ancient sea monsters were most likely dark for similar reasons researchers suggest.  In any event, I am ecstatic to find any amount of information on the color of dinosaurs. Most likely scientists will be able to extract pigment from similar dinosaur fossils and more thrilling revelations will follow.  To acquire the details of this research visit http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140108170723.htm.